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Civil liberties, Muslim groups ask Quebec court to suspend ban on school prayer rooms

Civil liberties, Muslim groups ask Quebec court to suspend ban on school prayer rooms

MONTREAL — Quebec’s ban on prayer rooms in public schools is harmful to Muslim students and should be suspended immediately, lawyers for a civil liberties group and a Muslim advocacy organization told a Montreal court Tuesday.
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Patrick Roy steps down as Remparts coach/GM after guiding team to Memorial Cup

Patrick Roy steps down as Remparts coach/GM after guiding team to Memorial Cup

QUEBEC — Patrick Roy has resigned as general manager and head coach of the Quebec Remparts just over a week after the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team won the Memorial Cup.
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Accused in Quebec daycare bus crash that killed two kids has case postponed to August

Accused in Quebec daycare bus crash that killed two kids has case postponed to August

LAVAL, Que. — The court case of a Quebec man accused of killing two young children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare was postponed on Tuesday to the end of August.
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Picnics at Montreal's unique plane-spotting park risk bird strikes: airport

Picnics at Montreal's unique plane-spotting park risk bird strikes: airport

MONTREAL — The Montreal Trudeau International Airport is cracking down on picnickers at its plane-spotting park, fearing hungry birds will collide with landing or departing aircraft.
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'Worst wildfire season:' Quebec makes progress as wind fuels flames out West

'Worst wildfire season:' Quebec makes progress as wind fuels flames out West

Quebec was on the offensive in its battle against a record wildfire season as gusting winds fuelled growing blazes out West, and the federal government said it would provide free travel documents and visa extensions for people affected across the cou
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Many Quebec fire evacuees allowed to return home as situation improves: premier

Many Quebec fire evacuees allowed to return home as situation improves: premier

MONTREAL — Thousands of Quebecers who were forced from their towns by out-of-control wildfires started to return home on Monday, as the province's public security minister praised the work of firefighters in saving lives and property.
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Police in Nova Scotia charge man with abduction after Amber Alert

Police in Nova Scotia charge man with abduction after Amber Alert

TRURO, N.S. — Police in Nova Scotia have charged a man with abduction following a June 7 Amber Alert in southern Quebec. Jessie Wayne MacPhee, 31, is expected to appear in a provincial court in Truro, N.S., on June 12.
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Rio Tinto to expand aluminum smelter with $1.4B investment using greener technology

Rio Tinto to expand aluminum smelter with $1.4B investment using greener technology

SAGUENAY, Que. — Rio Tinto said Monday it will make a $1.4-billion investment to expand an aluminum smelter equipped with low-carbon technology in Saguenay, Que.
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Quebec's provincially-owned pot retailer SQDC sees growth plateau amid strike

Quebec's provincially-owned pot retailer SQDC sees growth plateau amid strike

MONTREAL — Quebec's provincially-owned cannabis retailer says its growth has plateaued for the first time despite an increasing number of pot shops because some two dozen stores have been affected by strikes.
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Threatened town now safe as Quebec makes progress on battling wildfires

Threatened town now safe as Quebec makes progress on battling wildfires

MONTREAL — The forest fire threatening the northwestern Quebec city of Normétal has been contained, the province's forest fire service said Sunday, as the fire situation in the province continued to improve.
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